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Notes from the ground in Indonesia.
Plain-language reads on setting up and running a business here: regulation, tax, visas, and property, as it actually works.
HGB through a PT PMA: what a foreign-owned company actually holds in Indonesia
A PT PMA can hold land in Indonesia, in...
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Thailand’s nominee crackdown, and why a PT PMA in Indonesia can hold land with 100 percent foreign shareholding
On 1 August 2026 Thailand’s Department of Business Development...
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68111 became six codes: what KBLI 2025 changed for PT PMA owners in Bali
Under KBLI 2020, one code covered most of what...
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PT PMA, KBLI, and KITAS: what the recent Bali case teaches expat founders
The recent Bali case brought two technical points into...
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The annual meeting you skipped is blocking your AHU access
Miss the RUPS and the annual report, and director...
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Hiring your first employee: payroll, BPJS, and PPh 21
The real cost of a hire and the filings...
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Regulatory changes and practical notes for foreign founders in Indonesia. No noise, no selling.
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